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The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West.

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Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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We try to avoid the single-building syndrome. You have to look at the big picture. If you try to put social and cultural development ahead of economic development, it doesn’t work. You have to do it all together.
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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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There is nothing wrong with being well off as long as money has a social and ethical value and is not the object of one’s own greed.
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A secure pluralistic society requires communities that are educated and confident both in the identity and depth of their own traditions and in those of their neighbours.
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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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One of the central lessons I have learned after a half century of working in the developing world is that the replacement of fear by hope is probably the single most powerful trampoline of progress.
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My grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me.
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Canada has for many years been a beacon to the rest of the world for its commitment to pluralism and for its support for the multicultural richness and diversity of its peoples.
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Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples’ cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West.
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Culture Different History Ignorance Indeed Interpretation Known Little Real Religious Two West World

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